For dairy cattle, the first several weeks of lactation represent the highest-risk period in their
lives after their own neonatal period. Although more than 50% of cows during this period are …

The transition period, from 3 wk before to 3 wk after parturition, is critically important to
health, production, and profitability of dairy cows. Most health disorders occur during this …

Fatty liver (ie, hepatic lipidosis) is a major metabolic disorder of many dairy cows in early
lactation and is associated with decreased health status and reproductive performance. In …

Tremendous metabolic and endocrine adjustments must be made as dairy cows move from
late gestation to early lactation. Requirements for glucose and metabolizable energy …

The objective of this review was to address the basis for and prevention of selected diseases
(fatty liver, ketosis, rumen acidosis and displaced abomasums) that are feeding-and …

During the transition period, dairy cows undergo large metabolic adaptations in glucose,
fatty acid, and mineral metabolism to support lactation and avoid metabolic dysfunction. The …

Parity, body condition score (BCS), and dry matter intake (DMI) data of 699 Holsteins fed 49
different diets during the final 3 wk of gestation (prefresh transition period) were compiled …

The objective of this report is to review the literature on elevated blood concentrations of
nonesterified fatty acids (NEFA) before and after parturition in high‐yielding dairy cows. It …

Dairy cows undergo tremendous metabolic and physiological adaptations around parturition
to support lactation. The liver is central to many of these processes, including …

An experiment was conducted to determine the effect of prepartum plane of energy intake on
metabolic profiles related to lipid metabolism and health in blood and liver. Primiparous (n …